Functionalization of poly(amidoamine) dendrimers with hydrophobic chains for improved gene delivery in mesenchymal stem cells

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-64

  Santos, José L ^a   Oliveira, Hugo ^b,c   Pandita, Deepti ^a   Rodrigues, João ^a   Pêgo, Ana P ^b,c   Granja, Pedro L ^b,c   Tomás, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications; Cellular uptake; Gene delivery; Mesenchymal stem cells; Poly(amidoamine) dendrimers

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CELLULAR UPTAKE; GENE DELIVERY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; POLYAMIDOAMINE DENDRIMERS;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CELL CULTURE; DENDRIMERS; DYES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; VECTORS;

STEM CELLS;

AMPHOPHILE; CATION; DENDRIMER; LIPID; NUCLEASE; PLASMID DNA; POLYAMIDOAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA BINDING; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERNALIZATION; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CATIONS; DENDRIMERS; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPIDS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77953239685     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.01.034     Document Type: Article

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